Yuh Myung-woo (38-1, 14) was born in Seoul, South Korea on January 10, 1964. At the age of 18 years on March 28, 1982, he made his professional boxing debut against Byung-Boum Choi, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 19th career fight at 21 years old, Myung-woo became a light-flyweight world champion on December 8, 1985 after defeating Joey Olivo via 15-round split decision to win the WBA title.
Myung-woo's last fight was a light-flyweight (WBA) world-title defense against Yuichi Hosono on July 25, 1993. He won the fight via 12th-round unanimous decision and successfully defended the title. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Yuh Myung-woo's best fights have been against Leo Gamez, Hiroki Ioka and Eduardo Tunon.
Myung-woo has 1 loss on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | Jul 25, 1993 29 years, 6 months 38-1 (14) | Yuichi Hosono | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
38  | Nov 18, 1992 28 years, 10 months 37-1 (14) | 23 years, 10 months 21-2-1 (9) | LFL | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA |
37 | Dec 17, 1991 27 years, 11 months 36-1 (14) | 22 years, 11 months 18-2-1 (9) | LFL | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost WBA |
36 | Apr 28, 1991 27 years, 3 months 36-0 (14) | Kajkong Danphuthai | LFL | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
35  | Nov 10, 1990 26 years, 10 months 35-0 (13) | 27 years, 3 months 20-1 (14) | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
34 | Apr 29, 1990 26 years, 3 months 34-0 (13) | 26 years, 8 months 20-0 (14) | LFL | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBA |
33 | Jan 14, 1990 26 years 33-0 (13) | Hisashi Tokushima | LFL | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
32 | Sep 24, 1989 25 years, 8 months 32-0 (12) | Kenbun Taiho | LFL | 11 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
31 | Jun 11, 1989 25 years, 5 months 31-0 (11) | Mario Alberto Demarco | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
30 | Feb 12, 1989 25 years, 1 months 30-0 (11) | Katsumi Komiyama | LFL | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
29 | Nov 6, 1988 24 years, 9 months 29-0 (10) | Udin Baharudin | LFL | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
28 | Aug 28, 1988 24 years, 7 months 28-0 (9) | Putt Ohyuthanakorn | LFL | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
27 | Jun 12, 1988 24 years, 5 months 27-0 (8) | Jose De Jesus | LFL | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBA |
26 | Feb 7, 1988 24 years 26-0 (8) | Willy Salazar | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
25 | Sep 20, 1987 23 years, 8 months 25-0 (8) | Rodolfo Blanco | LFL | 8 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
24 | Jun 7, 1987 23 years, 4 months 24-0 (7) | Benedicto Murillo | LFL | 15 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
23 | Mar 1, 1987 23 years, 1 months 23-0 (6) | Eduardo Tunon | LFL | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
22 | Nov 30, 1986 22 years, 10 months 22-0 (5) | Mario Alberto Demarco | LFL | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
21 | Jun 14, 1986 22 years, 5 months 21-0 (5) | Tomohiro Kiyuna | LFL | 12 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
20 | Mar 9, 1986 22 years, 1 months 20-0 (4) | Jose De Jesus | LFL | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
19 | Dec 8, 1985 21 years, 10 months 19-0 (4) | Joey Olivo | LFL | 15 | SD | WIN Won WBA |
18 | Sep 8, 1985 21 years, 7 months 18-0 (4) | Oh Kong Son | 7 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Feb 24, 1985 21 years, 1 months 17-0 (3) | Tubagus Jaya | LFL | 3 | KO | WIN |
16 | Dec 2, 1984 20 years, 10 months 16-0 (2) | Edwin Inocencio | LFL | 3 | KO | WIN |
15 | May 27, 1984 20 years, 4 months 15-0 (1) | Bi Won Jung | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
14 | Apr 15, 1984 20 years, 3 months 14-0 (1) | Little Baguio | 2 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Dec 4, 1983 19 years, 10 months 13-0 (0) | Ha Shik Lim | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
12 | Mar 5, 1983 19 years, 1 months 12-0 (0) | Rae-Ki Ahn | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
11 | Jan 18, 1983 19 years 11-0 (0) | Kyung-Shik Park | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Dec 5, 1982 18 years, 10 months 10-0 (0) | Ki-Young Kim | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
9 | Oct 30, 1982 18 years, 9 months 9-0 (0) | Ki-Chang Kim | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | Jul 31, 1982 18 years, 6 months 8-0 (0) | HyoYoung Park | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Jun 5, 1982 18 years, 4 months 7-0 (0) | Man-Sok Yun | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | May 25, 1982 18 years, 4 months 6-0 (0) | Ki-Soo Kim | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | May 23, 1982 18 years, 4 months 5-0 (0) | Young Ri Moon | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | May 21, 1982 18 years, 4 months 4-0 (0) | Joo-Ha Kwan | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | May 16, 1982 18 years, 4 months 3-0 (0) | Chang Young Chang | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Apr 28, 1982 18 years, 3 months 2-0 (0) | JooYoung Lee | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Mar 28, 1982 18 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | Byung-Boum Choi | 4 | PTS | WIN |
